In my opinion, street or documentary photography, whatever you want to define it, is one of the toughest genres in photography. Because it involves people, be it candid or not. Most people are not gonna like it when a stranger just points a camera directly up at them. It’s so nerve wrecking for many starters! … [Read more…]
One definite challenge of doing street photography is to be discreet. So, I tend to always take one shot and ‘run’ away, fearing that my subject would ‘catch’ me. Hence, if my ‘decisive shot’ is bad, I move on with my life. But I would always feel frustrated. This habit of ‘shoot and run’ does … [Read more…]
Have you ever heard of the saying ‘Coins make noise while notes are silent‘? Today I kind of understand what it means. As usual, I went out taking pictures after work. My ‘playground’ was Bugis, Singapore because it’s a busy town full of my favourite subjects- Elderly. The town is also a mixture of olden … [Read more…]
Never try, never know. This is the most common encouragement. The same is for street photography. Previously, I said I am fearful of people, fearful of being scolded or fearful of making people awkward if I take their pictures. But somehow, my gut was bigger on certain day. Some days, I got no gut at all. If … [Read more…]
I am full-time Research Associate, I do research on prostate cancer. So the only time I can go out and make photos is before work, after work or during the weekend. On normal day, if I am not feeling lazy, I would go out and shoot after work. Yes, I bring my camera with me … [Read more…]
What is street photography? To me, ‘Street Photography’ is anything that is random in the public areas. My subject is preferably elderly human beings and candid. But I also shoot anything that appeals to me, such as cute animals or antique stuff lying on the streets. I don’t know why I like taking pictures of random … [Read more…]
